Lecture 9

What’s your style?

In this week’s lecture…

• MORE presentations
• Quick review of lecture 8
• Personal style survey
• Spending habits
• Comparative and superlative adjectives
• The game of Dominos
• Homework… because you it!!!
The past tense of be
Affirmative Negative
Statements Statements
I was was not = wasn’t
You were were not = weren’t
He was was not = wasn’t
She was was not = wasn’t
It was was not = wasn’t
We were were not = weren’t
They were were not = weren’t

… at home last night.

The Class Slacker
Teacher: Good morning, Jack.
Jack: Good morning. Sorry I’m late. My watch was
broken.
Teacher: Was it broken yesterday, too?
Jack: Pardon me?
Teacher: You were also late yesterday. Was your
watch broken yesterday, too?
Jack: No. But the bus was crowded.
Teacher: Interesting. And you weren’t here last week.
How come?
Jack: I was sick.
Teacher: I see. And do you have your homework?
Jack: Homework?
Using Tone
“Don’t use that tone with me!!!”
Tone can really change a conversation,
for the good or for the bad.

Try the conversation on page 37 again, but change the tone.

#1: The teacher is really mad but Jack doesn’t really care about the
conversation or school.

#2: The teacher isn’t too interested in Jack’s excuses but Jack’s excuses
are the truth.
Who were they?
Past tense Wh- questions
Where was I yesterday?
were you at this time last week?
was he at this time yesterday?
was she last July?
were we last month?
were they last night?
was it last Saturday?
Example: last week?
Monday, October 20, 2008 last year?
1. Where were you at this time last week? on Saturday?
2. Where were you last Monday? on Saturday, October 25th?
3. Where were you last week? on your last birthday?
4. Where were you on Monday, October 20th? three days ago?
5. Where were you seven days ago? three months ago?
 KEY EXPRESSIONS

Key Vocabulary • at this time last week

• awful • at this time yesterday
• broken • last July
• crowded • last month
• late • last night
• long • last Saturday
• lost • last week
• terrible • last year
• line • on October 25th
• traffic • on Saturday
• alarm clock • on your last birthday
• ticket • on your last vacation
• blanked out • # months ago
• yesterday
 Now on to
today’s lecture…
Smart Choice
Focus: Vocabulary, page 44
Clothes they are wearing
a dress a scarf
a white shirt a tie
baggy pants jeans
a nice jacket a dark suit
a colorful jacket a baggy T-shirt
high heels sneakers

NOUN = a person/place or thing

ADJECTIVE = describes a noun
Your Personal Style
baggy jeans
dress shoes
sneakers
designer jeans
shirts
scarf
jeans
suits
nice jackets
What’s Your Style?
1. How often do you wear
… jewellery?
… basketball shoes?
2. What clothes do you like
best?
3. What clothes do you really
want to buy?
4. What clothes do you hate?
5. What celebrities do you
think wear good clothes?
6. Do you read fashion
magazines?
7. How much money do you
spend on clothes?
8. Do your parents like your
clothes?
9. Do you and your friends
have the same style?
10. What colors do you usually
wear?
 What are your
shopping habits?
Spending Habits
A: What kind of shopper are you?
B: I’m a (shopaholic/ bargin hunter/ window-shopper).
A: Do you use a credit card?
B: Yes, I do./ No, I don’t.
A: What do you usually spend your money on?
B: I usually spend my money on ________.
A: Did you ever buy something you didn’t really need?
B: Yes, I once bought a _______.
A: What’s the most expensive thing you ever bought?
B: The most expensive thing I ever bought was a ________.
A: If you were to win the lottery, what would you buy?
B: If I won, I’d like to buy _____________.
The Window Shopper
A: Excuse me, can I help you with something?
B: Sure. I like that coat but I’m looking for a coat that is longer than that one.
A: How about this one?
B: Hmm… I don’t know. Is there one that isn’t as colorful?
A: OK. What do you think about that one?
B: Well, it’s not really my style but do you have one that is cheaper?
A: Hmm… do you like this one? It’s on sale today.
B: Yes, it’s cheaper but it’s also very plain, too.
A: Oh!
B: Umm… do you have one that isn’t as plain? Maybe a coat with some strips
or a trendy pattern?
A: Oh… I have a perfect coat for you then. How about this one?
It’s cheaper, longer, it isn’t as colorful and it has very
trendy polka dots.
B: Yes, this is a very, very nice coat.
A: Great! Would you like to try it on?
B: Oh, no thanks. I’m just window shopping.
Smart Choice
Focus: Conversation, page 45
The Shopaholic
Amy: What are you looking for?
Kate: I need a new shirt and a pair of shoes.
Amy: What about these?
Kate: Hmm. Which one is more expensive?
Amy: The black one.
Kate: How much is it?
Amy: Wow! It’s $150.
Kate: Hmm. What about the red one?
Amy: It’s $39.00.
Kate: I think the black one is cooler than the red one.
Amy: Yeah. But the red one is cheaper.
Kate: I’m not surprised!
Smart Choice
Focus: Lang. Practice, page 46
Adjectives
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
cheap cheaper the cheapest
cool cooler the coolest
new newer the newest
baggy baggier the baggiest
stylish more stylish the most stylish
comfortable more comfortable the most comfortable

What about these adjectives…?!

nice colorful old good bad
Comparing Clothes

The yellow pants are shorter than the brown pants.

(adjective) (“be”=is/are) + (comparative adj.) (adjective)

The _____ dress ___ _______ than the _____ dress.

The _____ sweater ___ ______ than the _____ sweater.
The _____ jeans ___ ________ than the _____ jeans.
Using Adjectives
The red dress is cheaper than the black one.
The black dress isn’t as cheap as the red one.

The black dress is more expensive than the red one.

The red dress isn’t as expensive as the black one.

The _______ is/ are (comparative adj.) than the _______.

The _______ isn’t/ aren’t as (adj.) as the _________.

The red dress is the cheapest.

The black dress is the most expensive.

The _______ is/ are the (superlative adj.)

What do you think?

The _______ is/are (comparative adj.) than the _______.

The _______ isn’t/aren’t as (adj.) as the _________.
The _______ is/are (superlative adj.)
The Shopaholic
Amy: What are you looking for?
Kate: I need a sweater.
Amy: What about these?
Kate: Hmm. Which one is the (sup. adj.)?
Amy: The ______ one.
Kate: How much is it?
Amy: It’s $30.
Kate: Hmm. What about the _____ one?
Amy: It’s $30, too.
Kate: I think the ____ one is (comp. adj.) than the ____ one.
Amy: Yeah. But the red one is (sup. adj).
Dominos
1. There are 12 dominos, take 6.
2. Goal of the game is to get rid of all your dominos.
So how do you get rid of your dominos?

It’s easy  Make a sentence using the piece of

clothing on your domino and the adjective on the
domino on the table.

The ______ is/are (comparative adj.) than the ______.

The ______ isn’t/aren’t as (adj.) as the ________.
 baggy
Key Vocabulary tight
baseball cap colorful
designer clothes nice
dress stylish
gloves green
shoes red more expensive
high heels more stylish
skirt
jacket newer
sneakers better
jeans nicer
socks cheaper
pants worse
suit cooler
regular clothes the tightest
sweater hotter
scarf the most beautiful
more colorful
tie
school uniform more comfortable
T-shirt
This week’s homework
Smart Choice: page 39 (#1), 40 (#1 & 3), 41
(#4-5), 42 (#7-8).
Last Week’s Homework
Smart Choice: page 31 (#1-3), 32 (#4),
33 (#8), & 34 (#1-3)
Last Week’s Homework Answers
PAGE 31
Activity #2
Activity #1
2. Luke and Gloria weren’t here last week.
2. was 3. The pizza wasn’t awful.
3. was 4. I wasn’t at the gym last night.
4. were 5. Maria and I weren’t at a tennis game.
5. were 6. The line wasn’t very long.
6. was
Activity #3
b. Was the barbecue good?
c. Who was there?
d. Why weren’t you at the barbecue?
e. Was Felicia there?
Last Week’s Homework Answer Continued
Page 32
Activity #4
2. Was Sally at home? Yes, she was.
3. Was Sally sick? Yes, she was.
4. Were Andy and Bob at home yesterday? No, they weren’t.
5. Were Andy and Bob at school? Yes, they were.
6. Were Andy and Bob late? Yes, they were.
Last Week’s Homework Answer Continued
Page 34
Page 33 Activity #1
Activity #8 1. B 2. C
2. was
Activity #2
3. it 2. She was studying French and German.
4. wasn’t 3. She speaks Spanish because her parents are from Puerto Rico.
5. where 4. Last summer she was in Europe.
6. Why 5. In Germany the weather was awful.
7. Because
Activity #3
1. False  Adam was in Houston last year.
2. False  Adam is studying Italian.
3. False  Adam plays on the university basketball team.
4. True.